""We have a lot in common," Aniston told . "We had very similar moms.""
""When it came across my desk as an option, an offer to play this character and work with Jennette and Sharon Horgan and LuckyChap, I was pretty much immediately intrigued and flattered and excited," Aniston explained. "It's going to be wonderful. It's going to be pretty great to start shooting it.""
""I did not come out the model child she'd hoped for and it was something that really resonated with me, this little girl just wanting to be seen and wanting to be loved by a mom who was too occupied with things that didn't quite matter.""
Jennifer Aniston will portray a fictionalized version of Jennette McCurdy's mother in the adaptation of I'm Glad My Mom Died. Aniston relates to the material because she experienced a difficult relationship with her own mother and recognizes similar dynamics. She noted that she and McCurdy had very similar mothers and that they have a lot in common. Aniston joined the project as an executive producer after being offered the role and the chance to work with Jennette McCurdy, Sharon Horgan, and LuckyChap. She said she felt intrigued, flattered, and excited and described the project as wonderful and exciting to begin shooting. Aniston previously reported feeling that she did not meet her mother's expectations and longed to be seen and loved by a mother preoccupied with unimportant matters.
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